Small Faces

Small Faces

1996 · 108 min · EN · R · 6.3 (24 votes)
Dir. Gillies MacKinnon · Starring Iain Robertson, Joseph McFadden, Steven Duffy, Laura Fraser, Garry Sweeney, Clare Higgins · Music John E. Keane

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Drama

Three teenage brothers, gang-member Bobby, troubled mama's boy Alan and self-assured prankster Lex, reside in a downtrodden section of Glasgow, Scotland, circa 1968. But while Bobby and Alan are beginning to experience the power of raging hormones, the story focuses on Lex, who begins a downward spiral after he accidentally shoots the leader of Bobby's gang. Lex's cockiness and immaturity unfortunately prevent him from understanding the effect his subsequent crimes will have on both himself, and on those around him.

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A bleak, yet compelling, look at working-class Glasgow youth. It's a raw, unflinching portrait of escalating violence and fractured brotherhood, steeped in a palpable sense of impending doom.

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